High Risk Foot
What are local risk factors for foot ulceration? Take our Wound Knowledge Test!
Foot disorders are a major cause of morbidity and hospitalisation, especially for diabetic individuals. There are both local and systemic risk factors for foot ulceration and resulting amputations. From the below, which is the local risk factor for foot ulceration? A. Gender B. Callus C. Infection D. Smoking Take our Quiz and find out! Did…
Read MoreNational Diabetes Week 2019: How Does Time Impact your Feet?
National Diabetes Week 2019 Page by Diabetic Foot Australia We get it. Fitting your feet into your daily routine can prove a challenge. But did you know an estimated 50,000 Australians currently have a diabetic foot ulcer and at least another 50,000 have a history of diabetic foot ulcers? When you think about how much…
Read MoreThe Future Of Offloading Published?
Article by Diabetic Foot Australia A new publication on plantar tissue stress received wide acclaim at this year’s 8th International Diabetic Foot Symposium with many suggesting it may shape the future of diabetic foot offloading treatments. The paper was authored by several leading offloading experts from the US (Crews & Najafi), Netherlands (van Netten & Bus Netherlands), UK (Chadwick) and…
Read MoreThe New Global Diabetic Foot Guidelines Are Here!
Article by Diabetic Foot Australia | Register for the DFA2019 Conference here The new IWGDF global diabetic foot disease guidelines were officially launched at the International Symposium of the Diabetic Foot last week in the Netherlands. These guidelines have been the gold standard diabetic foot guidelines for over 20 years, are updated every 4 years,…
Read MoreAre There Differences In What Different Diabetic Foot Guidelines Recommend?
Article by Dr Byron Perrin, Diabetic Foot Australia A new study just published in the journal Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews has found that there are many differences between recommendations made in national diabetic foot disease guidelines (including Australia’s) and those made in the peak International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) guidelines. This first-of-its-kind study from a diverse…
Read MoreAre We In A New Wound Dressing Era For DFUs?
Article by Dr Pete Lazzarini, Diabetic Foot Australia A new high-quality randomised controlled trial (RCT) reporting a new dressing that helps heal diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) quicker has been published in the world’s leading diabetes journal, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. This new RCT reports “LeucoPatch” – a new multi-layered dressing patch made up of the patient’s own…
Read MoreOur High Risk Foot Clinic is now open once a month!
Our High-Risk Foot Clinic is the natural extension of our specialist inter-disciplinary wound care service. Our HRF Clinic aims to prevent new or recurrent foot ulcers in people with peripheral arterial disease, peripheral neuropathy or deformity. The service is located at our facilities in the medial precinct at 55 Little Edward St Spring Hill. As standard, our…
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